Series synopsis
Romanzo Criminale: The Series, also known as Romanzo criminale - La serie is an Italian drama crime action & adventure television series that premiered on Sky Cinema on November 9, 2008. It ended on December 16, 2010. It was created by Stefano Sollima, Giancarlo De Cataldo, Daniele Cesarano, Barbara Petronio, Leonardo Valenti. It stars Francesco Montanari, Vinicio Marchioni, Alessandro Roia and Andrea Sartoretti.
Love, business, anxieties, friendships, feuds, and resentments paint the picture of the main story, that of a group of criminals who for nearly fifteen years, from 1977 to 1992, cherished an illusion: that of conquering Rome. The Lebanese, Freddo, Dandi, Patrizia, and Commissioner Scialoja are some of the characters inspired by the true story of the Magliana gang.
As stated by Aldo Grasso, the first season of the series gives more space to the crime scene, that is, the criminal exploits of the ...
Premise
Love, business, anxieties, friendships, feuds, and resentments paint the picture of the main story, that of a group of criminals who for nearly fifteen years, from 1977 to 1992, cherished an illusion: that of conquering Rome. The Lebanese, Freddo, Dandi, Patrizia, and Commissioner Scialoja are some of the characters inspired by the true story of the Magliana gang.
As stated by Aldo Grasso, the first season of the series gives more space to the crime scene, that is, the criminal exploits of the Magliana gang, while the second season delves deeper into the "behind the scenes" of the crime: thus, the gang's repositioning after a key plot event, and the effects and questions this has provoked in the protagonists' consciences.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Francesco Montanari as Il Libanese
- Vinicio Marchioni as Freddo
- Alessandro Roia as Dandi
- Andrea Sartoretti as Bufalo
- Marco Bocci as Commissario Scialoja
- Mauro Meconi as Fierolocchio
- Riccardo De Filippis as Scrocchiazeppi
- Edoardo Pesce as Ruggero Buffoni
Supporting cast
- Orlando Cinque as Trentadenari
- Massimo De Francovich as Il Vecchio
- Lorenzo Renzi as Sergio Buffoni
- Daniela Virgilio as Patrizia
- Roberto Infascelli as Sorcio
- Giorgio Caputo as Ricotta
- Fausto Paravidino as Ranocchia
- Giovanna Di Rauso as Donatella
- Tommaso Sacco as Poliziotto
Guest cast
- Dario D'Ambrosi as Ispettore Canton
- Ivano De Matteo as Puma
- Antonio Gerardi as Sardo
- Valerio Morigi as Piccoletto
- Fausto Maria Sciarappa as Zeta
- Claudio Spadaro as Pigreco
- Gaetano Giordano as Cannizzaro 1
- Umberto De Luca as Cannizzaro 2
- Orlando Ragusa as Cannizzaro 3
- Danilo Nigrelli as Fernando Borgia
- Simone Mori as Maurizio Gemito
- Alessio Manuali as Treccia
Episodes
This series spans 2 seasons with 22 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | 12 | November 9, 2008 | January 18, 2009 |
| Season 2 | 10 | November 18, 2010 | December 16, 2010 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Two small-time criminals, Libano and Freddo, team up to kidnap a wealthy baron. With the ransom money, the leaders of the two gangs plan a partnership that will conquer Rome: the Gang is born. |
November 9, 2008 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The drug trade is the starting point for their rise in the criminal world. But the Lebanese struggles to manage his undisciplined men, first and foremost: Dandi. |
November 9, 2008 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 Thanks to drug dealing, Libano and his associates patrol neighborhoods and make enemies. Scialoja realizes that Patrizia is the key to tracking down the criminals, but the attraction between them complicates the investigation. |
November 16, 2008 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Episode 1 Rome, 1980. Having regained their former unity, the gang has only one goal: avenging the Lebanese. After a chaotic manhunt, the possible perpetrators are identified. |
November 18, 2010 |
| 2 |
Episode 2 The gang has begun its revenge, but Commissioner Scialoja is pressing them. Freddo, Dandi, and Bufalo organize an ambush to track down one of the Lebanese's alleged killers. |
November 18, 2010 |
| 3 |
Episode 3 The gang hatches a new plan to kill Maurizio Gemito after the first ambush fails. The task is assigned to Dandi, who must regain the trust of his companions. |
November 25, 2010 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Sky Cinema |
|---|---|
| First aired | November 9, 2008 |
| Last aired | December 16, 2010 |
| Status | Ended |